The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-01

the elevator, and the young men dis
appeared as suddenly as they had ap
peared.
Bob was very much astonished that
evening when. as he was leaving the
store, Brooke hailed him with:
Hold on, Bob; I'm going your
way" ,. l..
Thought you lived t'other side Of
the city," said Bob 'iii''s-f
81 do, but have commission to
execute in your neighbOrhood. an
swered the unblushing untruther. lat
a store round the corner from where you
live" And be and the unsuspecting
Bob went off together.
The next morning Brooke had had
scarcely time 10 don his working jacket
when his chums surrounded him and
inundated ham with questions. 'fPor
heaven sake, give me time, said he,
land I'll tell you all i know. They
Hike i'm IN old rsarnshaeEie building that
was once some kind of factory, but
has been turned into 4 cheap tenement
lhOrse. There's an old father SO badly
crippled that he hasn't walked for five
years: middle-aged mother who
inurses him and also nurses her mother.
who is bedridden. Eienns-that' s. her
name--isn't IL qReer-and that scamp
II mean Bob-earn all the money the
family have. She's dressmaker. And
/ the Lord only knows how they manage
10 get along at all. ~
"How. in thunder. did YOU lind that
out?" asked Wheat. You've got
good deal of cheek-in fact, ] don't
know any fellow that's got more-but
i don't believe even YOU have quite
/ enough to walk into house and de-
mand information of people about
| themselves" soc.
"Oh! he pumped Todd. asserted Glib
son. .,......t. ...s -t -
Didn't" denied Brooke. Tried
to. but il was no CO. Got il all at the
| corner grocery. The clerk there-con-
found him for "A lisping, .weak-eyed.
eonceited donkey-told it 10 ne on the
slightest prorocation while bought
box of figs. I'm all broke mp ON the
Young lady mythelf.' he said. though
she ith rather proud and don't theem
40 care about making friendths. Now,
my friends and fellow-conntrymen,
here Il chance for our doing something
really Christmasy in the fine Dickens
STYLE
""That's so,". said Wheat, land we
can 10 it capitaily through that
through her brother"
We'll make up a purse for her-I
mean for them" said Maury. land
give il TO him Christmas Eve"
I'll contribute warm cloak. said
Gibson. al thought of that summer
jacket half the night
| The others burst out laughing. "HOw
could you present Todd with girls
cloak >" they asked. ...
You're right" said Gibson, and
then added hastily. Here comes Harm.
Scatter And they scattered. ..-Is.
A short time after these generous
resolutions had been made in his behalf
Bob was wanted but could not be found,
for the very good reason that he was
snuglv hidden away in the corner Of
the loft with board on his knees. on
which lay a'sheet of paper and an ink
stand, which had also been found want
ing, on the floor at his side. Bob was
| writing letter, very unusual pro-
ceeding for him. if one might judge by
the time it took and the pains it cost
him. When at last it was finished he
read IL aloud. with several "asides,"
and it and the "asides" ran as follows:
60. "NEw YORK, December % 1883. ;
rMr. $. A. Prince fhe's the youngest and
| looks the generousest besides he's a prince
and it seems kinder right for princes TO be
good Christmas).
DEAR SIR; Fme the boy what works here
Robert Todd. You've seen me but never
spoke to me ccept he told me TO git out OF
the way onst. like your looks very mulch.
You look good. That IS the reason Tine writ
| in this letter to you have very nice SIS
ter that wants TO go TO my ant Suseu's 70 re-
eeiye calls on New Years day. but she has
| no dress. Wont you ask the firm to give me
| one to give her for her Christmas and let me
woi X IL out? They can keep what they was
agoin' to give me to'rd payin' for II. Then
| she can get it done in time. Shese reel
had a million dresses. wish you a merry
high pieo Very respectfully.
ROBERT TODD.
p, S.-A erly anser ernestly requested. She
takes twelve yards"
This important document being adj
dressed and dropped into the letter
box the writer hurried back to his du-
| ties, expecting TO be met with q sharp
riprimand for his absence. but greatly
to his surprise Brooke only said: TRY
to be around when you're wanted,
Bob"
That very evening a package directed
| to master Robert Todd was handed
to him by the porter. And the boys
| eyes fairly danced in his head when.
! tearing off a corner of the paper cover
ing. be saw roll of the finest blue
cashmere. Home he rushed and burst
ing into the room where his sister sat,
he flung il into her lap with Here's
your Christmas. vi, from your lovin'
brother, Bob. Mr.. Prince got it for
! me on time. But how did he know
blue would suit you hest? didn't say
nothin' bout no blue. An now you
can go to Aunt Sues, and won't you
be in perfect ecstacye And amt | a
lucky boy?' Lucky" He thought
so with redoubled force the next even
ing when the clerks, represented by
| Burke, presented him with a pocket